I get your point, but didn't JJ already amke a definitive statement saying that Tony would be the backup this Sunday? Maybe I misread it, but I thought he did.
A single weekend isn't very definitive. lol
I think you're just being obstinate here. His statement that Tony would backup this coming game implies that Tony is the backup going forward. I don't think anyone with even just a little common sense thinks otherwise. The only two things that would elevate Tony back to starter at this point would be injury to Dak or Dak completely falling apart for a minimum of two consecutive games. I pray the first doesn't happen, and I don't think the second will happen.
I'm pretty sure he did explicitly say it, but amazingly enough, there wasn't a ton of fanfare over it.
It's not being obstinate. The wording in this whole situation so far has been so ambiguous and vague, I'm not going to to assume anything is a given at this point. If Dak is officially the franchise QB, and Tony the backup, then it needs to be stated as such.
There was no fanfare over it because all that was definitively cleared up was this weekends game. If Jerry had said this is now Dak's team, it would have been front page news.
Why does it need to be stated any more than it has already been stated? Why is that necessary? Who says so? JJ has stated that Tony will back up Dak and that you don't mess with a hot hand. Sure seems to imply that Dak is the starter unless he (a) gets injured, or (b) suddenly turns into a cold hand. They are dealing with this in the proper manner, IMO.
Because it's gotten beyond annoying not knowing what the QB situation is, long term. It's almost turned into a game of wording. If this is Dak's team now, it literally takes two seconds to say so.
You may be right, but (as I have stated a couple of times already in this thread) Dak would have to play horribly for at least two consecutive games before losing his starter's role. Quite frankly, if he crapps the bed two games in a row, I would think he probably needs to sit, myself. I'm talking multiple picks/bad losses/poor play kind of bad, here. Otherwise, he's the starter, IMO.
It's only annoying to you and some other fans. Doesn't matter if we're annoyed or not. They're handling this the way they see fit, as they should. God help us if JJ starts conducting business based on fan annoyance.
That's because I don't think Dak is officially named the franchise guy. Everybody likes winning and the Cowboys are doing it with Dak at the helm. I've read it in too many different places. All the Cowboys are worried about are winning. So Dak is the starter and only his performance will keep him there.
